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'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915' [1567] (1722/1782)
The record is made up of 2 volumes (1624 pages). It was created in 1915. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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In a reorganisation of the Government of India's Political Service iT1 p^®
effected by a notification in the Foreign Department dated 19th tlcal Service
February 1880, the British representative in Turkish 'Iraq was again
graded as a Resident of the second class ; and in the table appended to the sentative at
notification his appointment was specified as that of Resident, instead of '
Political Agent
A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency.
as formerly. From this time, accordingly, " Resident "
seems to be his correct appellation ; but it may be mentioned, to
illustrate the confusion prevailing on the subject, that the copy of the
notification sent him was itself addressed to " the
Political Agent
A mid-ranking political representative (equivalent to a Consul) from the diplomatic corps of the Government of India or one of its subordinate provincial governments, in charge of a Political Agency.
,
Turkish Arabia
A term used by the British officials to describe the territory roughly corresponding to, but not coextensive with, modern-day Iraq under the control of the Ottoman Empire.
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A list of the incumbents of the Baghdad Political
Agency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, headed by an agent.
or
Residency
An office of the East India Company and, later, of the British Raj, established in the provinces and regions considered part of, or under the influence of, British India.
during the period will be found in the Appendix on
Diplomatic and Consular Representation. Mr. Plowden (1880—1885)
was the first member of the Indian Civil Service appointed to Baghdad
since the death of Mr. Rich in 1821, and his successors during the period
were all military officers.
In 1884, apparently in consequence of a refusal by the Porte to
recognise certain British consular districts in Turkey as being of the extent of
extent claimed by the British authorities, information on particular points British
was required from various consular officers in a circular letter from Her Resident at
Britannic Majesty's Ambassador at Constantinople. In answer to this
circular Mr. Plow r den, the Resident at Baghdad, replied that in his own
Baraat (or Turkish exequatur) and in the Bai'aats of the \ ice-C onsuls at
Basrah and Musal the only places mentioned were "Baghdad," " Basrah/'
and Musal," respectively ; but that in practice no attempt had been
made by the Turkish authorities to circumscribe the jurisdiction of the
officers in question by limiting it to the town in which they were
located. In his own case, no objection had been taken to his interven
ing in affairs at Basrah and Musal, beyond the limits of Wilayat of
Baghdad, as they stood since its reduction in 1879-1884. Mr. Plowden
suggested that, if a favourable opportunity should occur, the Porte
might be moved to amend the Baraats of the British Consular represen
tatives in Turkish 'Iraq in such a, manner as to make it clear that the
district of the Consul -General at Baghdad included the whole Wilayat«
Baghdad,
1884-1888.
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Theses two volumes make up Volume I, Part IA and Part IB (Historical) (pages i-778 and 779-1624) of the Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. , ’Omān and Central Arabia (Government of India: 1915), compiled by John Gordon Lorimer and completed for press by Captain L Birdwood.
Part 1A contains an 'Introduction' (pages i-iii) written by Birdwood in Simla, dated 10 October 1914. There is also a 'Table of Chapters, Annexures, Appendices and Genealogical Tables' (page v-viii) and 'Detailed Table of Contents' (pages ix-cxxx), both of which cover all volumes and parts of the Gazetteer .
Parts IA and IB consist of nine chapters:
- 'Chapter I. General History of the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. Region' (Part IA, pages 1-396);
- 'Chapter II. History of the ’Omān Sultanate' (Part IA, pages 397-629);
- 'Chapter III. History of Trucial ’Omān' (Part IA, page 630-Part IB, page 786);
- 'Chapter IV. History of Qatar' (Part IB, pages 787-835);
- 'Chapter V. History of Bahrain' (Part IB, pages 836-946);
- 'Chapter VI. History of Hasa' (Part IB, pages 947-999);
- 'Chapter VII. History of Kuwait' (Part 1B, pages 1000-1050);
- 'Chapter VIII. History of Najd or Central Arabia' (Part 1B, pages 1051-1178);
- 'Chapter IX. History of Turkish ’Iraq' (Part 1B, pages 1179-1624).
- Extent and format
- 2 volumes (1624 pages)
- Arrangement
Volume I, Part I has been divided into two bound volumes (1A and 1B) for ease of binding. Part 1A contains an 'Introduction', 'Table of Chapters, Annexures, Appendices and Genealogical Trees' and 'Detailed Table of Contents'. The content is arranged into nine chapters, with accompanying annexures, that relate to specific geographic regions in the Persian Gulf The historical term used to describe the body of water between the Arabian Peninsula and Iran. . The chapters are sub-divided into numbered periods according, for example, to the reign of a ruler or regime of a Viceroy, or are arbitrarily based on outstanding land-marks in the history of the region. Each period has been sub-divided into subject headings, each of which has been lettered. The annexures focus on a specific place or historical event. Further subject headings also appear in the right and left margins of the page. Footnotes appear occasionally at the bottom of the page to provide further details and references.
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Foliation: The foliation sequence is circled in pencil, in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. of each folio. The sequence runs through parts IA and IB as follows:
- Volume I, Part IA: The sequence begins on the first folio with text, on number 1, and ends on the last folio with text, on number 456. Total number of folios: 456. Total number of folios including covers and flysheets: 460.
- Volume I, Part IB: The sequence begins on the first folio with text, on number 457, and ends on the last folio with text, on number 878. It should be noted that folio 488 is followed by folio 488A. Total number of folios: 423. Total number of folios including covers and flysheets: 427.
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- Title
- 'Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf. Vol I. Historical. Part IA & IB. J G Lorimer. 1915'
- Pages
- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:iii-v, 1:130, 1:778, iv-r:iv-v, back-i, front-a, back-a, spine-a, edge-a, head-a, tail-a, front-a-i, v-r:v-v, 779:1098, 1131:1146, 1099:1130, 1147:1484, 1489:1496, 1485:1488, 1497:1624, vi-r:vi-v, back-a-i
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